Veroreves-Advent season

Advent season

the tube is one of mine
you wil find the orignal tutorial here

This tutorial is a personal creation.
Veroreves works with PSP20
I work with PSP20 Ultimate
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP

Any resemblance with another one would be pure coincidence.
It is stricly forbidden to modify images, to change their name or take off the matermarks,
To present them on your sites or blog,
to make a bank of images, or to use them on lucrative purposes.

Thank you to respect Veroreve’s work and the tubers work.
Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation
And I’ll fix the problem as soon as I can

Supplies
you will need a nice colored image (not too light colors) and a character tube (not provided)
you can download the supplies on Veroreve's original tutorial
or HERE
Place the supplies and selections into the dedicated folders of  « Corel PSP » general folder
double click on the preset (if any) to install

save your work often in case of problems with your psp
don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your personal colors and tubes

HINTS and TIPS
TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror »has become  --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » has become  --> image => mirror => mirror vertical

Plugin needed
Graphics Plus
Toadies
Simple
VM Extravaganza

1 – the Background
1
open your image
edit => copy

2
open a new image => transparent =>  900 * 600 px
selections => select all
edit => paste into selection
selections => select none
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 25

3
layers => new raster layer
flood fill white
effects => plugins => Bordure Mania (Nvr) cadre Relief N°1

4
blend mode of the layer : Overlay

5
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Quick Tile 1

6
effects => distortion effects => Pinch / 50%

7
effects => plugins => Toadies => What Are You ?... / overdose 45

8
effects => image effects => seamless tiling

9
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical

10
layers => merge => merge visible

11
effects = > plugins => Simple => Half Wrap

12
effects = > plugins => Simple => Diamonds

2 - The Spot Mask
1
layers => new raster layer
selections => select all
copy / paste « mask_vjf_points » into selection
selections => select none

2
blend mode of the layer : Screen

3 - The Text
1
copy / paste the text tube as new layer
blend mode of the layer : Screen

2
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : 250 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

4 - The calendar
1
copy / paste the calendar tube as new layer
blend mode of the layer : Screen

2
effects => image effects => offset => H : 295 / V : -10 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

5 - The Character
1
copy / paste the character tube as new layer
resize if necessary
place properly

2
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 30 / black

6 - The Broken Glass Pieces
1
layers => new raster layer
selections => select all
copy / paste « mask_vjf_eclatsdeverre » into selection
selections => select none

2
blend mode of the layer : Screen

3
effects => plugins => Adjust => Variations / Midtones
1 or 2 clicks on the color you want matching your creation main color

4
adjust => smart photo fix

7 - The Frame
1
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
Edit => copy

2
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 40 px / color of your choice
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract => 40 px
selections => invert
edit => paste into selection
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 25

3
effects => plugins => VM Extravaganza / Picture in a Picture

4
selections => modify = > select selection borders

5
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 25

6
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

7
effects => edge effects => enhance more

8
effects => 3D effects => OUTER Bevel

selections => select none

9
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
save your work as... type .jpeg

Another version with one of my tubes

you can receive my tubes if you wish to have them by subscribing to my newsletter on simple request
by emailing me

my tubes are also available on my site HERE  (until september 2025)
or HERE  (from october 2025)
Don't hesitate to write to me if you have any trouble with this translation
If you create a tag (using other tubes than those provided) with this tutorial
and wish it to be shown, send it to me !
It will be a real pleasure for me to add it to the gallery to the bottom of this translation

Gallery
created by▼ Vanda